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ath9k AR9287 Wireless Driver not reading fixed

Now, for those who are still having issues with the ath9k drivers, the solution is way simpler than running patches and compiling and installing packages.

I was furiously researching for three days until I found the solution.

Check your Kernel version with:
uname -a

if it is a older Kernel i.e. 2.6+ go ahead and get a Backtrack os update

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

after your os upgrades, go ahead and reebot your computer.

You can run either of these commands:
reboot or shutdown -r now

After you get your computer back on go ahead and load up Backtrack and login and run the following command

uname -a

Make sure your Kernel has been upgraded to the latest Kernel Linux bt 3.2.6

After that your wireless driver should be working fine!
Some of the Kernels listed on Backtrack that they say are compatible with the ath9k drivers are not.
If you want to be sure they will run, and you can't find the answer, the easiest and fastest solution is to just run the update.

This may work on other wireless drivers, but I have not tested this, if you try this with another wireless driver and it works, please post it as well!

Re: ath9k AR9287 Wireless Driver not reading fixed

I use a ath9k driver (AR9285) and upgrading to kernel 3.2.6 won't allow you to get an IP address using WEP. It also connects to it self when you using dhcp3-server after you create an AP. The fix is in kernel 3.2.6.1 but upgrading to it might break some packages so Im using kernel 2.6.39.4 with BT5-RC2 tools, just skipping that security patch.

Re: ath9k AR9287 Wireless Driver not reading fixed

now i have it working in windows i am new to backtrack and it will not pick up anything ! but i can connect to the internet ( i am using vmware 9.00 build 812388 and i have it installed on the 64 bit back trace 5-GNOME-64.iso like Ubuntu i am at a loss why this does not work i have been tol dmy wireless card is capable however i have also been told its not

( but why can i connect via internet "wired" and have it still not show up and not though wifi? when i type airmon-ng nothing at all shows up

i have tested the different options of vmware and have even tried Hamachi can somebody sum this up for me

is that the same thing as the card you listed or can i use the same drivers ?